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Epidemiology — Flashcards

Epidemiology — Flashcards

Epidemiology — Flashcards

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#241

An **incidence rate** is a measure of new cases occurring in _____ during a specified period of time

#242

An Attack Rate is a special type of _____ that is the (# of people affected)/(# of people at risk at beginning of time period)

#243

Survival Cohort Bias is a special case of _____ where a survival cohort (available patients) is used instead of a true inception cohort

#244

The sum total of _____ and curable blindness is often referred to as avoidable blindness.

#245

If a treatment for a particular disease is developed that prolongs life but doesn't result in a cure... (options = incidence, prevalence, CFR, Mortality rate)- _____ is not affected- Prevalence increases, because affected live longer- CFR would depend on the stage of disease, but in general would decrease since less are likely to die during given time period- Mortality Rate in general would decrease since you would likely have less deaths in a given time period

#246

Where Probability = A/B, A= _____ and B = total # at risk

#247

The risk of genetic diseases in consanguineous marriage between first cousins is _____%.

#248

Based on their life cycle, _____ zoonoses are diseases that are transmitted by invertebrate hosts (after development inside) to vertebrate hosts following a period of extrinsic incubation

#249

Proportion of population showing either microfilaria in blood or symptoms of filariasis or both is called as the _____ rate

#250

Intranasal cocaine is a risk factor for hepatitis _____

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